A very good restaurant in Maryland - The Inn at Little Washington - will be opening at 50% capacity. They've acquired mannequins, dressed them in 1940s style clothing and have them at alternate tables. The wait staff have been instructed to treat them as customers, to the extent of pouring wine for them.

I'm looking forward to when one of them demands to talk to a manager.

Wisconsin is a shit show.

I'll explain. No, is too long, lemme sum up:

Dem governor issues Safer at Home order, then extends it.

GOP controlled Assembly and State Senate (thank you, gerrymandering) file a lawsuit stating the state health department official who issued the ruling overstepped her bounds.

GOP packed conservative state Supreme Court (with TWO Scott Walker APPOINTEES, 5-2 advantage) rules on the order.

IGNORES the 6 day stay which would allow time to figure out a state plan if they overturn the Safer at Home order.

They overturn Safer at Home.

Idiots rejoice, bars fill up.

Some counties are trying to put the horse back in the barn by issuing county wide orders but see above, re: Shit Show.

OMG Cash. Yeesh.

That's impressive, askye!

I saw a picture somewhere of the restaurant with mannequins and it looks kinda creepy but does seem like an effective tool to keep people from trying to squeeze into an open table that would be just barely over the limit...

I dislike the person I have become, and the illness I wish upon the idiots. But I can't help it. They deserve what they get, but the rest of the citizens they will come in contact with don't.

Cashmere, I just saw a picture on Twitter: 45 minutes after the ruling, the bars are full. ARGH.

I'm so grateful to live in a county & state which is handling this reasonably well. All things considered.

My city has opened retail stores and restaurants for 25% occupancy with outdoor eating at 6' separation. Bars are only take out. They opened the beaches because of the state order, but there was quite a bit of anger at the city council meeting with the police asking how they could possibly enforce distancing rules on the beach.

eta: masks still required and such, and dentists and elective stuff okay with CDC measures taken

I've been sleeping better (since my doctor told me to take melatonin every night and supplement it with a sleep aid when necessary), but I couldn't get to sleep last night. So I was awake at 4AM when the email came in from the UK-based recruiter that the company in Florida...had made an offer to another candidate and would be in touch with Husband if that fell through.

So it sounds like the exact same situation as two weeks ago, except they dragged it out for another two weeks.

I think things are pretty open in my town now.

OMG, Dana! This is ridiculous. You guys have got to be going crazy. I can't believe they're putting you through this.

Dana, if your DH gets a solid job offer elsewhere I recommend he take it, then keep applying for jobs at this company as a hobby to see how long their hiring process can stretch.